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Tuesday morning all four dogs went to Duck Camp. Teal season is nearing with advanced planning and scouting underway. Duck camp with the older dogs is a routine that Pounce must learn. It is very different in that the trailer is small. Airing and feeding times vary plus there are complications created by summer temperatures and boat rides. 

After unloading all the gear from the boat Tuesday morning, it was ready to move to water. The normal routine is to start the mud motor first in camp while the boat is still on its trailer. Since the ProDrive is air cooled, it doesn't have to be in the water.

Pounce was still in her crate in the van and the loud "growling" motor noise did not bother her. therefore, I moved her crate to the extended bow deck where she was totally at ease with the motor noise (and I revved it up once). So far this was looking ....unusual. I moved her crate to a back split seat two feet from the motor and again she was totally calm and relaxed. I was surprised....but I started feeding her treats as the motor was "pushed" a bit. There was no hint of negative reactions. 

This resulted in changing the morning's scouting trip to take Pounce down to Toad Island to checkout the sand bar that appeared last year. Wow! It was bigger than last year. The 2014 extended flood season made it longer, wider and higher. Pounce took the entire trip in stride and the results were entered into this photo story called Pounce's Excellent Adventure. What a cool little pup!

Toad Island - August 19, 2014

 "Treats?"                  "What Noise?"             "time to explore"                "bow view"                    "starboard"